yock

yock
AND yok [jok]
1. in. to laugh loudly. (See also yak.)
Everybody yocked at the joke, and when things calmed down, I announced the mass firings.
Stop yocking and listen to this.
2. n. a loud laugh.
Sue let out an enormous yock and quickly covered her mouth.
Who came out with that uncivil yock?
3. Go to yack.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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